Bathing suit



June 10, 1930. A. J. BARNETT BATHINGVSUIT Filed July 22. 1929 PatentedvJune 10, 1930 UNITED f STATES ARTHUR J. EAENET'T, or NEW vomi, N. Y.,

co., or' WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS,

ASSIGNOR TO THE WORCESTER KNITTING A. CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS jEATHING SUIT Application led Jul-y 22, 1929. Serial No. 380,182.

This invention relates to a bathing suit 'of the one piece variety andthe principal objects are to provide an improved wa of connecting thejersey with the trunks at e waist'- line so that there will be no weakspot along the-line of sewing and so that there will be a suitable placeto attach `the loops through which the belt is passed and so that thisbelt will have an upward pull on the extreme upper edge of the trunksthereby supporting the trunks properly in a one piece suit; to providean improved waistline which is hi her at the center in the back than atthe si es so as to procure the necessary fullness at the v back of thegarment' and to provide la one piece suit which can be made simply andwith little waste of material of two different materials so that theremay be a jersey and trunks of contrasting colors.

I0 Other objects and advantages of the inveny tion willappear'hereinater. U

Reference is to be had to the accompanylng drawings in which- Fig. 1 isa front view of a complete bathlng suit constructed in accordance withthis 1nvention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2?-2 of Fig. 1 showing a step inthe process of conv necting the jersey with the trunks;

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the completed seam;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 3 at another point showingthe loop for the belt;

Fig. 5 is a view o the inside in the direction of the arrow 5 in 3showing the stitching at the waistline, and

Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the same suit.

This suit is made of two parts, an upper part, jersey, or shirt 1() andanether part, or trunks, 11 which may be of contrasting colors and ofdifferent qualities et material. The extreme ends of these two parts aremade the saine as usual and the invention all relates to the region inwhich these two parts are unlted at the waistline.

'The jersey, instead of going way down bef low the waistline, cut oli"at the waistline horizontally across the front and along a curve acrossthe'rea'r which extends upwardly at the center as shown at`12 in Fig. 6.lt is the jersey part in whiehthe most change is made because thiseliminates all vparts of the jersey below the waist and removes the bulkof this garment which in some cases is tucked into `the trunks and formsbulges and projections under the trunks. Y

Of course, as it is a skirtless or one piece bathing suit and the'skirtpart is eliminated, the bottom of the jersey can be sewed to the trunkson the inside of the same. This is done by turning the material for thetrunks wrong side out or backwardly and havingthe upper edge at 13 comedown to the lower edge of the jersey and sewing the seam 14 to the twoat this point. The material of the trunks is then brought upwardly forperha s three quarters of an inch from this point al around the bathingsuit and doubled over as indicated by reference to Figs. 2 and 3. Thenthe trunks material 11 is brought down into contact with the end 13 androws of stitches 15 introduced through the three thicknesses as shown inFigs. 3 and 5. This is shown in the form of a feather stitching tofinish the seam and assisting the preventing of the exposure of any rawedges.

It will be seen from this that, above the bottom of the jersey, thereextends a loop so-tospeak of the material of the trunks which is doubledover at the top and therefore requires no seam, no cutting and can haveno frayededges. This finishes the bathing suit along the waistline.Loops 16, of the same material as the trunks preferably', are seWed tothe garment, as indicated in Fig. 4, by a line of stitches 17 throughthe top of the loop extending upwardly and a line of stitching 18through the material of the trunks below the seamsv 15. This permits ofthe running of the belt through these loops coming at the top of thetrunks and provides a convenient way of attaching these loops.

rom what has been said it will be seen that this provides a neat garmenthaving the top 'of the trunks finished off without any extra seam, savesmaterial in the jersey, avoids 1the provision of extra material belowthe waistline under the trunks to bulge the same .out of shape andprovides the fullness in the back to avoid restriction of the wearer inbending,.swimming and athletic activities.

Although I have illustrated and described only one form of the inventionI am aware of the fact that modifications canbe made therein by anyperson skilled in the art with out departing from the scope of theinvention as expressed in the claim. Therefore, l do not wish to belimited in this respect but what I'do claim is l As an article ofmanufacture, a one piece bathing suit having an upper part and a netherpart of two diiferent pieces of material -sewed together by a line ofstitches around the waistline, the lower` part having the front portionextending above the waistline a material distance and extending downwardly behind the front portion and in front of the upper part Where theline of stitches secures itto said upper part forming a loop extendingaround the garment, and straps for a belt secured at their upper ends tothe extreme upper end of the trunks near the fold ofthe loop thereof andsecured at their lower ends tothe material of the trunks below thewaistline seam In testimony whereof l have hereunto aflixed mysignature.

ARTHUR J. BARNETT,

